Pictures by - and of - Nasa's Mars rover Curiosity on the Red Planet

Tracks from the first drives of Curiosity are visible in this image captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The rover is seen where the tracks end. The image's colour has been enhanced to show the surface details better. The two marks seen near the site where the rover landed formed when reddish surface dust was blown away by the rover's descent stage, revealing darker basaltic sands underneath. Similarly, the tracks appear darker where the rover's wheels disturbed the top layer of dust.Picture: EPA/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona